Gainesville (GA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Red Elephants Colors: Red/White Coach: Bruce Miller League: AAAAA Region 8 Playoff Division: AAAAA Playoff Division Rank: #7 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2013 JV Record: 6-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Mike Byrd 5'8" 180 Senior RB/CB 4.50 Rodney Lackey 5'9" 180 Senior SB/CB 4.50 Louis Cousins 5'10" 175 Senior FS/SE 4.50 ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT Chris Williamson 6'0" 185 Senior DB 4.6 D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Deshaun Watson 6'2.5" 190 Senior QB [Clemson] Devan Stringer 5'11" 195 Senior LB 4.5 [Appalachian State] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Positions, RB, LB/DL Team Weaknesses: Must Rebuild Both Sides Of Ball RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 45.7 2013 National Rank: #444 2013 State Rank: #19 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.3 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 36.6 2014 National Rank: #892 2014 State Rank: #34 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 30.2 Dynasty National Rank: #781 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.7 Dynasty Record: 117-25 (65-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 12-2 2013 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st) 2013 Points For Average: 46.8 2013 Points Against Average: 17.1 2013 Differential: +29.7 2013 Wins: #1533 South Paulding (Douglasville) (51-12), #1759 Mundy's Mill (Jonesboro) (42-28), #1845 West Forsyth (Cumming) (58-28), #1958 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Lithonia) (28-14), #2125 Flowery Branch (55-45), #2724 Clarke Central (Athens) (56-28), #3773 Heritage (Conyers) (48-7), #4998 Loganville (63-0), #5756 Cedar Shoals (Athens) (51-6), #6401 Salem (Conyers) (58-8), #7692 Winder-Barrow (Winder) (68-0), #9704 Apalachee (Winder) (49-6) 2013 Losses: #76 Buford (38-14), #279 Tucker (20-14) 2013 Opponents W-L: 94-66 Recent State Championships: 2012 Recent League Championships: 2013, 2011 (AAA Region 8B), 2010 (AAA Region 8B), 2009 (7B-AAA), 2008 (7B-AAA), 2005 (7-AAA), 2003 (7-AAA) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Grayson (Loganville), 9/12 Winder-Barrow (Winder), 9/19 at Apalachee (Winder), 9/26 Heritage (Conyers), 10/3 Salem (Conyers), 10/10 at Lanier (Sugar Hill), 10/17 Clarke Central (Athens), 10/24 at Cedar Shoals (Athens), 10/31 Loganville, 11/7 at Flowery Branch Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Grayson (Loganville) (43.2), Clarke Central (Athens) (26.4), Lanier (Sugar Hill) (25.2) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Apalachee (Winder) (-9), Winder-Barrow (Winder) (-0.5), Cedar Shoals (Athens) (7.1) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.1 (26.2 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.4 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.7 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #143 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2963 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 12% |